Bull Heads III

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

DMA_.1974.23.3

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DMA_.1974.23.3

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2003

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2003

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Prints

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Prints

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Lichtenstein, Roy

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Lichtenstein, Roy

Creator Name

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Creator Dates/Places:

American, 1923 - 1997

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American, 1923 - 1997

Creator Dates/Places

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Creator Name-CRT:

Roy Lichtenstein

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Roy Lichtenstein

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bull Heads III

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Bull Heads III

Title

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

1973

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1973

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1973

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1973

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

1973

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1973

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Color lithograph, silkscreen, linoc

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Color lithograph, silkscreen, linoc

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

Image dimensions: 21 x 28 1/2 in. (53.34 x 72.39 cm.) Sheet dimensions: 25 x 33 in. (63.5 x 83.82 cm.)

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Image dimensions: 21 x 28 1/2 in. (53.34 x 72.39 cm.) Sheet dimensions: 25 x 33 in. (63.5 x 83.82 cm.)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

Dallas Museum of Art

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Dallas Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Dallas, Texas, USA

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Dallas, Texas, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1974.23.3

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1974.23.3

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Dallas Museum of Art, gift of The 500, Inc.

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Dallas Museum of Art, gift of The 500, Inc.

Credit Line

false

Copyright:

? Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, New York

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? Estate of Roy Lichtenstein, New York

Copyright

false

Rights:

http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org

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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The Dallas Museum of Art's Luristanian horse bit makes an interesting comparison with the more elaborate Villanovan horse bit in the Museum collections. The Near Eastern bit combines cast cheek pieces (probably from the same bivalve mold) and a cold-worked bar, one end of which spirals up and the other down. The imaginary animal ornamentation is fairly restrained in comparison with other horse trappings from Luristan. There are monster heads facing each other on the monster's tails, which form the lower rim. In bits like these, the crossbar fitted in the horse's mouth and was controlled by the cheek pieces. The bit reins were attached to the rings at the bottom of the cheek pieces. There is still no agreement as to whether these elaborate kinds of bronze horse trappings were designed for burials or were used in life and buried with the dead person. Some do appear to have wear on the bar piece. Both men and women were buried with horse trappings, which indicates the vital role that riding and driving played in ancient Iran. If these people were not actually nomads, the free life of horse riders on the Iranian plateau clearly defined much of their culture.'Gods, Men, and Heroes,' page 36

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The Dallas Museum of Art's Luristanian horse bit makes an interesting comparison with the more elaborate Villanovan horse bit in the Museum collections. The Near Eastern bit combines cast cheek pieces (probably from the same bivalve mold) and a cold-worked bar, one end of which spirals up and the other down. The imaginary animal ornamentation is fairly restrained in comparison with other horse trappings from Luristan. There are monster heads facing each other on the monster's tails, which form the lower rim. In bits like these, the crossbar fitted in the horse's mouth and was controlled by the cheek pieces. The bit reins were attached to the rings at the bottom of the cheek pieces. There is still no agreement as to whether these elaborate kinds of bronze horse trappings were designed for burials or were used in life and buried with the dead person. Some do appear to have wear on the bar piece. Both men and women were buried with horse trappings, which indicates the vital role that riding and driving played in ancient Iran. If these people were not actually nomads, the free life of horse riders on the Iranian plateau clearly defined much of their culture.'Gods, Men, and Heroes,' page 36

Context

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